Indonesian archipelago is very attractive to adventurers and travelers. The country as a whole might be included in the list of world travel/ travelers.
Countries with populations separated on each one and the other islands but still one at once has a plurality in all aspects, including the myriad cultural. Quoting an article news.com.au posted last year, Indonesia is referred to a state with myriad cultures.
There are about 17,000 more, at least 8000 of them inhabited, with 300 to 400 languages. That is all contained in one country with myriad adventures.
From the western tip of Sumatra to the eastern edge of Papua, this unique land offers endless exploration and infinite variety.
Rich diversity
The world's fourth most populated country - 245 million and counting - is a sultry kaleidoscope that runs along the equator for 5000km. It may well be the last great adventure on Earth.
This nation defies homogenisation. It is a land of so many cultures, peoples, animals, customs, plants, features, artworks and foods that it is like 100 (or is it 200?) countries melded into one.
And we're talking differences that aren't just about an accent or a preference for goat over pork.
We are talking about people who are as radically different from each other as if they came from different continents. No man may be an island but here every island is a unique blend of the men, women and children who live upon it.
Over time, deep and rich cultures have evolved, from the mysteries of the spiritual Balinese to the utterly non-Western belief system of the Asmat people of Papua.
Beaches and volcanoes
Venturing through the islands of Indonesia you'll see a land as diverse and unusual as those living upon it.
Look at Sulawesi on a map and you'll save yourself the cost of a Rorschach test. Or view Sumatra from the air and be humbled by a legion of nearly 100 volcanoes marching off into the distance, several capable of blowing at any time.
Dramatic sights are the norm. There's the sublime: an orang-utan lounging in a tree. The artful: a Balinese dancer executing precise moves that would make a robot seem loose-limbed. The idyllic: a deserted stretch of blinding white sand on Sumbawa set off by azure water and virescent jungle hills.
The astonishing: the mobs in a cool and glitzy Jakarta mall on a Sunday. The humbling: a woman bent double with a load of firewood on Sumatra. The solemn: the quiet magnificence of Borobudur.
Great adventure
This ever-intriguing, ever-intoxicating land holds some of the last great adventures on Earth.
Sitting in the open door of a train whizzing across Java, idling away time on a ferry bound for Kalimantan, hanging on to the back of a scooter on Flores or simply trekking through wilderness you're sure no one has seen before - you'll enjoy endless exploration of the infinite diversity of Indonesia's 17,000 islands.
Five top experiences
1. Komodo National Park
Recently declared one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature, Indonesia's best known national park (komodonationalpark.org) comprises several islands and some of the country's richest waters within its 1817sq km. Expect hulking mountainous islands blanketed in savannah, laced with trails and patrolled by the world's largest lizard - the komodo dragon.
That's the big draw here, and it's easy to spot them, but there's also big nature beneath the water's surface where kaleidoscopic bait balls draw big pelagics such as sharks and mantas in numbers you just won't see anywhere else in Indonesia.
2. Gili Islands
One of Indonesia's greatest joys is hopping on a fast boat from busy Bali and arriving on of one the irresistible Gili Islands. Think sugar-white sand, bathtub-warm, turquoise waters and wonderful beach bungalows just begging you to extend your stay.
Not to mention the coral reefs - which haven't looked this good in years and are teeming with sharks, rays and turtles.
Add in the dining and nightlife on Gili T, and you understand why longtime Gili lovers call these islands Never Never Land.
3. Balinese dance
Enjoying a Balinese dance performance is a highlight of a visit to Bali. The haunting sounds, elaborate costumes, careful choreography and even light-hearted comic routines add up to great entertainment.
Swept up in the spectacle, you'll soon understand why Balinese culture is among the world's most developed.
The music that often accompanies traditional dance is based around an ensemble known as a gamelan. The melodic, sometimes upbeat, sometimes haunting percussion is a night-time staple of life in Ubud, Bali's cultural centre.
4. Tana Toraja
Life revolves around death in this countryside of rice terraces, boat-shaped roofs and doe-eyed buffalo.
Tana Torajan funeral ceremonies last days and involve countless animal sacrifices for the upper classes.
The festivities start with bet-heavy bull fights then lead into days of prayer, feasting and dances. At the end, the deceased is brought to their resting place. This could be carved into a cliff-face and fronted by their own wooden effigy, in a cave where relatives can visit the bones, or in hanging graves suspended from cave edges.
5. Cross-Borneo trek
Welcome to the triathlon of adventure travel. Start on the east coast of Borneo, the world's third-largest island, and travel hundreds of kilometres upriver into the heart of a fabled jungle.
Trek through it like explorers of old, then head downriver to the west coast via a thrilling whitewater canoe trip.
Along the way, you'll sample everything Kalimantan has to offer, from wildlife to culture to pure adrenalin. If you can't do it all, the first stage is great by itself.
To Travel - Travel Channel
There are many ways to travel into Indonesia: by boat from Malaysia and Singapore, and over land to Kalimantan, Papua and West Timor.
But most people will fly, landing at - or transiting through - Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport or Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport.
Indonesia is well connected to the rest of the world by numerous airlines, with many offering flights from Australia's capital cities.
Countries with populations separated on each one and the other islands but still one at once has a plurality in all aspects, including the myriad cultural. Quoting an article news.com.au posted last year, Indonesia is referred to a state with myriad cultures.
There are about 17,000 more, at least 8000 of them inhabited, with 300 to 400 languages. That is all contained in one country with myriad adventures.
From the western tip of Sumatra to the eastern edge of Papua, this unique land offers endless exploration and infinite variety.
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The world's fourth most populated country - 245 million and counting - is a sultry kaleidoscope that runs along the equator for 5000km. It may well be the last great adventure on Earth.
This nation defies homogenisation. It is a land of so many cultures, peoples, animals, customs, plants, features, artworks and foods that it is like 100 (or is it 200?) countries melded into one.
And we're talking differences that aren't just about an accent or a preference for goat over pork.
We are talking about people who are as radically different from each other as if they came from different continents. No man may be an island but here every island is a unique blend of the men, women and children who live upon it.
Over time, deep and rich cultures have evolved, from the mysteries of the spiritual Balinese to the utterly non-Western belief system of the Asmat people of Papua.
Beaches and volcanoes
Venturing through the islands of Indonesia you'll see a land as diverse and unusual as those living upon it.
Look at Sulawesi on a map and you'll save yourself the cost of a Rorschach test. Or view Sumatra from the air and be humbled by a legion of nearly 100 volcanoes marching off into the distance, several capable of blowing at any time.
Dramatic sights are the norm. There's the sublime: an orang-utan lounging in a tree. The artful: a Balinese dancer executing precise moves that would make a robot seem loose-limbed. The idyllic: a deserted stretch of blinding white sand on Sumbawa set off by azure water and virescent jungle hills.
The astonishing: the mobs in a cool and glitzy Jakarta mall on a Sunday. The humbling: a woman bent double with a load of firewood on Sumatra. The solemn: the quiet magnificence of Borobudur.
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Great adventure
This ever-intriguing, ever-intoxicating land holds some of the last great adventures on Earth.
Sitting in the open door of a train whizzing across Java, idling away time on a ferry bound for Kalimantan, hanging on to the back of a scooter on Flores or simply trekking through wilderness you're sure no one has seen before - you'll enjoy endless exploration of the infinite diversity of Indonesia's 17,000 islands.
Five top experiences
1. Komodo National Park
Recently declared one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature, Indonesia's best known national park (komodonationalpark.org) comprises several islands and some of the country's richest waters within its 1817sq km. Expect hulking mountainous islands blanketed in savannah, laced with trails and patrolled by the world's largest lizard - the komodo dragon.
That's the big draw here, and it's easy to spot them, but there's also big nature beneath the water's surface where kaleidoscopic bait balls draw big pelagics such as sharks and mantas in numbers you just won't see anywhere else in Indonesia.
2. Gili Islands
One of Indonesia's greatest joys is hopping on a fast boat from busy Bali and arriving on of one the irresistible Gili Islands. Think sugar-white sand, bathtub-warm, turquoise waters and wonderful beach bungalows just begging you to extend your stay.
Not to mention the coral reefs - which haven't looked this good in years and are teeming with sharks, rays and turtles.
Add in the dining and nightlife on Gili T, and you understand why longtime Gili lovers call these islands Never Never Land.
3. Balinese dance
Enjoying a Balinese dance performance is a highlight of a visit to Bali. The haunting sounds, elaborate costumes, careful choreography and even light-hearted comic routines add up to great entertainment.
Swept up in the spectacle, you'll soon understand why Balinese culture is among the world's most developed.
The music that often accompanies traditional dance is based around an ensemble known as a gamelan. The melodic, sometimes upbeat, sometimes haunting percussion is a night-time staple of life in Ubud, Bali's cultural centre.
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4. Tana Toraja
Life revolves around death in this countryside of rice terraces, boat-shaped roofs and doe-eyed buffalo.
Tana Torajan funeral ceremonies last days and involve countless animal sacrifices for the upper classes.
The festivities start with bet-heavy bull fights then lead into days of prayer, feasting and dances. At the end, the deceased is brought to their resting place. This could be carved into a cliff-face and fronted by their own wooden effigy, in a cave where relatives can visit the bones, or in hanging graves suspended from cave edges.
5. Cross-Borneo trek
Welcome to the triathlon of adventure travel. Start on the east coast of Borneo, the world's third-largest island, and travel hundreds of kilometres upriver into the heart of a fabled jungle.
Trek through it like explorers of old, then head downriver to the west coast via a thrilling whitewater canoe trip.
Along the way, you'll sample everything Kalimantan has to offer, from wildlife to culture to pure adrenalin. If you can't do it all, the first stage is great by itself.
To Travel - Travel Channel
There are many ways to travel into Indonesia: by boat from Malaysia and Singapore, and over land to Kalimantan, Papua and West Timor.
But most people will fly, landing at - or transiting through - Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport or Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport.
Indonesia is well connected to the rest of the world by numerous airlines, with many offering flights from Australia's capital cities.
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